Odd pieces from the world and a giant gun project
The article surveys diverse topics from global labor conditions in China and Japan to a quilt made of 14 600 silk pieces from brides hats by Mrs. Ligete Hoffman of Anthony. It notes U S census figures for lawyers rising to 114 703 in 1900 and describes rubber tapping yields. It ends with details of the Brown six inch naval gun under construction at Reading Iron Co with a 30 mile range and plans for a larger 10 inch bore gun reaching 59 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Iron Co
New York Schools to Teach Massage to Blind Adapting Skills
Mind masseuses fail in London sanitariums while the blind in New York may learn the art of massage. Reports from the Discovery expedition describe Antarctic hunger and visions of food. In Ceylon a tree named Eve's apple bears bitten fruit, said to be Edenic yet deadly, a perpetual reminder of disobedience.
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London
New York
Antarctic
Ceylon
Garden of Eden
Russian and English Speaking Girls Compared in Minds
The piece contrasts Russian and English speaking girls noting shared independence and learning drive. It then reports a Russian proposal to embalm deceased individuals by encasing the body in glass, after a silicate coating is applied to protect and preserve the features indefinitely.
Whistling tree Native Acacia Makes A Musical Bladder
In Nubia and the Soudan a common acacia known as the whistling tree grows abundantly. Larvae distort shoots into globular bladders one to two inches wide. When insects exit through a circular hole the wind plays the opening like a flute. The tree also appears in the West Indies.
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Nubia
Soudan
West Indies
Man Guilty Of Manslaughter In Zimmerman Case
Samuel Sharp found guilty of manslaughter in the Delaware county murder of Edward Zimmerman. Jury deliberated 21 hours after testimony showing wife claimed jealousy sparked the attack. Ely brothers named as assailants. Sharp faces 2 to 21 years. Ely trials set for September.
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Muncie
Ind
Edward Zimmerman
Samuel Sharp
Hile
James Ely
Zimmerman
Sharp
Ely Brothers
Delaware County
John C. Sharp
Varke County
Ohio
Greenville
Extension Plan for C H D Rail Line Comes to Light
Richmond Ind July 29. Reported that the C H D system which has taken over the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville and the Pere Marquette will within a year or sooner build a Dayton to south of Richmond line to connect the Dayton Ironton coal carrying branch with the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville. A survey is active between Dayton and Richmond led by Chief Engineer Jackson with assistants previously involved in the Cincinnati to Cincinnati and Louisville route project. The survey party departed Richmond for Cincinnati.
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Richmond
Ind
Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad
Pere Marouette
Dayton
Dayton @ Ironton
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville
Jackson
Cincinnati
Maybrick Widow May Visit Indianapolis Relatives
Mrs Florence Maybrick recently freed from an English prison on suspicion of poisoning her husband may visit Indianapolis where a relative lives. Family members here think she will return to the United States and visit them, as they doubt her guilt.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Florence Maybrick
England
Maybrick
Woman in Hartford City Suspect Kills Man Then Seeks New Home
Mrs. Orville Ford, living with her parents in Hartford City, N Indiana, is too traumatized to stay in the house where she killed John Shirey after he twice tried to enter. She fired a revolver over his head after warnings and will be moved to new surroundings by her husband.
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Muncie
Ind
John Shirey
Orville Ford
Hartford City
Chase Ends With Suspect Fleeing Across Bridge
Lawrenceburg Indiana July 30 a tense pursuit involving Constable Thomas Yarrell. Harry Wallace wanted in Tennessee fled after being spotted on a Big Four train front end. He jumped off ran and fell from a bridge but escaped amid a fusillade of bullets.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Thomas Yarrell
Harry Wallace
Guilford
Wallace
Tennessee
Pinned Marriage Certificate Leads to Police Test
Felix Batson and his wife faced arrest in Indianapolis after neighbors questioned their marriage. The couple could not produce their marriage certificate, claiming the squire withheld it until fees were settled. Judge Whallon granted time to prove their case, and they were released after the document was returned.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Felix Batson
Batson
Damage suit seeks infant heir rights in pre birth death case
A six month old baby sues in appellate court for damages from the death of its father before birth. The case alleges saloonkeeper Charles L. Markin sold whisky to two intoxicated men, leading to a drunken quarrel in which Carrington shot his companion. The circuit court sustained a demurrer, and the relator Wesley Niece argues the infant has rights to recover for an injury that occurred before birth.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles L. Markin
Grant Station
Vigo County
Wesley Niece
Carrington
Wesley
Circuit Court
Dissolution Sought for Bluffton Aurora Fire Co
L F Wilbort files in circuit court to dissolve the Aurora Fire Co partnership and appoint a receiver to sell the plant and fairly divide proceeds. He alleges breach of contract and that other stockholders try to freeze him out. Capital stock 24000, assets valued around 50000, stockholders include Hugh Dougherty John Gilliland Fred Ashbaucher and L G Wittebort.
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Hugh Dougherty
John 8. Gilliland
Fred Ashbaucher
L. G. Wittebort
Postmaster Dixon Arrested in Perry County Ind
Evansville Ind July 28 George L Dixon postmaster in Main Perry county Ind was arrested Wednesday by Deputy U S Marshal on the charge of withholding a letter from his stepmother Martha G Dixon His case was set for trial next Friday Dixon 35 a Republican figure and seven year postmaster His stepmother was recently arrested for causing her husband Bonaparte Dixons death by poison and was acquitted
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Evansville
Ind
George L. Dixon
Main
Perry County
United States
Charles Johann
Martha G. Dixon
Dixon
Bonaparte Dixon
Watermelon poisoning saddens Shelbyville gathering
In Shelbyville Indiana Thomas A Newton ex postmaster and family along with Mrs Katharine Deitzer and two daughters attended a watermelon supper. Between 11 and 12 they fell ill and a doctor declared watermelon poisoning. Deitzer and one daughter believed fatally ill. Cincinnati reports rail clerks elect M L Rinehart president for the fifth division. A Petersburg patent for a new trolley wheel is filed. Frank Junker rescues a man from drowning in Lawrenceburg.
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Shelbyville
Ina
Gary
Thomas A. Newton
Katharine Deitzer
Deitzer
Indiana
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
M. L. Rinehart
Indianapolis
Ind
Third Man Implicated in Star Buck Mystery
Newcastle Indiana July 28 Detective Curry says more tangible evidence exists against the third man implicated by Give in a sworn statement. The statement indicates ongoing progress in clarifying the Star buck mystery and identifying involved parties.
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Newcastle
Ind
Curry
Go Back To Coal
Elwood Indiana July 30. An important factory announcement was that the Am erican Sheet and Tinplate Co plant would equip its tinhouse department with furnaces to use coal for fuel instead of gas. Portland Ind July 30. Three mechanics liens aggregating 60 000 dollars were filed against the Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago railroad tracks and right of way now in receivership.
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Elwood
Ind
American Sheet and Tinplate Co
Portland
Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago Railroad
Luxuries in camp life highlight portable comfort and style
A New York Sun illustrated feature details how modern camping huts have become lavish. Luxury camp gear includes canvas berths with nets, portable ice chests, compact clocks, tea hampers, a compact two level stove, folding armchairs, and complete six to 24 person dining sets, all designed to keep out mosquitoes and provide home comforts in the wilderness.
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Midas
New York Sun
Harlem
Peculiar Pool Ball Push Got Three in Pocket
Detroit Free Press notes a simple billiards trick: line up balls against a cushion and push from one end. Pushing one ball yields one return to the pocket, pushing two yields two, pushing three yields three, and six balls can exit when three are held in each hand.
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Detroit Free Press
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Promoted as Cure for Rheumatism
An unsigned testimonial claims rheumatism and lame back are cured by Dodd’s Kidney Pills. Davison recounts relief after two boxes, asserting the pills cured “Rodale” heave and lame back, and suggests many similar cases exist, noting imported red ants and cotton field factions in the accompanying text.
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Dodd
Davison
Folwsi
Curae Mat
Inside Inn at World’s Fair earns praise for hospitality
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune tease highlights the Inside Inn at the World’s Fair in St Louis. It praises the manager Mr Statler for reasonable rates and ample facilities that handled large crowds without crowding. References to travel ads and various patent medicines appear in the cut text.
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St. Louis
Statler
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Woman's Home Journal
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